belle époque

or Belle Époque

[ bel ey-pawk ]
/ ˈbɛl eɪˈpɔk /

noun, plural belles é·poques [bel ey-pawk] /ˈbɛl eɪˈpɔk/. French.

the period (1871–1914) between the end of the Franco-Prussian War and the outbreak of World War I, characterized by relative peacefulness in Western Europe and by marked advances and productivity in the arts, literature, technology, etc.

Origin of belle époque

literally, beautiful epoch

British Dictionary definitions for belle epoque

belle époque
/ French (bɛl epɔk) /

noun

the period of comfortable well-established life in Europe before World War I

Word Origin for belle époque

literally: fine period